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Families covered: FitzThomas/FitzGerald of Desmond, FitzGerald of Dromana, FitzGerald of The Decies

                               
Thomas FitzMaurice, Lord of Decies (b 04.1261, d 04.06.1298)
Although we show the family name of this family as FitzThomas, they often took the family name FitzGerald.
m. Margaret Berkeley (dau of Thomas, Lord Berkeley, by Joan Ferrers)
1. Thomas FitzThomas (b c02.04.1290, dsp before 02.04.1305)
2. Maurice FitzThomas, 1st Earl of Desmond (b 1393, d 25.01.1355-6)
  m1. (05/06.08.1312) Katherine/Margaret de Burgh (dsp c01.11.1331, dau of Richard 'the Red' de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster)
  m2. Margaret O'Brien (dau of Connor O'Brien of Thomond)
  m3. (before 20.04.1344) Eleanor/Aveline FitzMaurice (dau of Nicholas FitzMaurice, 3rd Lord of Kerry)
Except to exclude his first wife, who died before the eldest son was born - although BE1883 (FitzGerald of Desmond) shows her as his mother - it is not known which of Maurice's wives bore his children.
  A. Maurice FitzMaurice FitzThomas, 2nd Earl of Desmond (b 31.07.1336, dsp before 05.06.1388)
  m. (1350) Beatrice de Stafford (dau of Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford)
  B. Nicholas FitzMaurice (b c1338, "an idiot")
  C. Gerald FitzMaurice FitzThomas, 3rd Earl of Desmond (d 1398)
  m. (after 20.07.1359) Alianore Butler (d 1392/1404, dau of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond)
  i. Sir John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond (d 04.03.1399-1400)
  m. Joan (dau of Lord Fermoy)
a. Thomas FitzJohn , 5th Earl of Desmond (b c1385, dsp bur 10.08.1240)
  ii. James FitzGerald FitzThomas, 6th Earl of Desmond (d 1462-3)
  m. Mary (d 1435, dau of Ulick mac Rickard Burk)
  a. Thomas FitzJames FitzThomas, 7th Earl of Desmond (d 1468)
  m. Ellice Barry (dau of William Barry, 8th lord of Barrymore)
  (1) James FitzThomas, 8th Earl of Desmond (b c1448, dspm 07.12.1487)
  m. Margaret O'Brien (dau of Toirdhealbhagh (or Teihe or Turlough) Bog 'the Soft' O'Brien, King of Thomond)
  (A) Joan FitzThomas
  m. Maurice Roche, 2nd Lord of Fermoy
  (2) Maurice FitzThomas 'the lame', 9th Earl of Desmond (d 1520)
m1. Ellen Roche (dau of Maurice Roche, 2nd Lord of Fermoy)
  m2. Honor FitzGibbon (dau of John FitzGibbon, 'the white knight')
  Uncertain who was the mother of ...
  (A) James FitzMaurice FitzThomas, 10th Earl of Desmond (dspm 18.06.1529)
  m. Amy O'Brien (d before 1537, dau of Toirdhealbhach O'Brien, Bishop of Kildare (d 1525)
  (i) Joan FitzThomas
  m1. James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde, 2nd Earl of Ossory (d 28.10.1546)
  m2. Sir Francis Bryan, Lord Justice of Ireland (d 02.02.1549-50)
  m3. (1550-1) Sir Gerald 'the Rebel' FitzThomas, 14th Earl of Desmond (b c1533, d 11.11.1583) @3@ below
  (ii) Honora FitzGerald or FitzThomas
  m. Pierce Butler, 'Pierce na Buile' (Wild Peter), of Grallagh (d 11.01.1571)
(B) Thomas FitzGerald (d before 18.06.1529)
  m. Margaret Butler (a 08.1542, dau of Piers Butler, Earl of Ormonde and Ossory)
  (C) Ellice FitzThomas
  m. Conchobar (Conor) O'Brien, King of Thomond (d 1540)
  (3) Thomas FitzThomas, 11th Earl of Desmond (b 1454, d 1534)
  m1. Shela/Gille MacCarthy (a 1505, dau of Cormac Laidir McTeige MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, by Mary, dau of Edmond Fitzmaurice of Kerry & Lixnaw)
  (A) Maurice FitzThomas of Desmond (dvp 1529)
  m. Joan (dau of John Maurice FitzGibbon, 'the white knight')
  (i) James FitzThomas, 12th Earl of Desmond (dspm 19.03.1539-40)
  m. Mary MacCarthy (dau of Comac Oge MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry)
  m2. Catherine FitzGerald (b c1509, d 1604) - see @1@ below
(4) Sir John FitzThomas
  (A) Sir John FitzJohn FitzThomas of Decies
  m. More or Maud (dau of Donogh O'Brien of Carrigogunnell)
  (i) son
  (ii) James FitzJohn FitzThomas, 13th Earl of Desmond (d 14.10.1558)
According to TCP (Desmond), James repudiated his first marriage, and declared his issue by that marriage to be illegitimate, on the grounds of consanguinity, Joan being shown as daughter of Maurice Roche, 6th Lord, Eleanor, daughter of James's younger brother Maurice. TCP specifically reports that this made her his grand-niece. BE1883 (FitzGerald of Desmond) disagrees and identifies her as daughter of 'Maurice the Mad' 4th Lord Fermoy, with consanguinity also being the reason for the repudiation (as a cousin). The dates make that seem much more likely so we follow BE1883 as to her identity. Whatever his relationship with his first wife, the repudiation of the marriage not only upset the Roche family but also led to disputes between his descendants as to who was the 'real' Earl.
  m1. (div) Joan Roche (dau of Maurice 'the Mad' Roche, 4th Lord, Viscount Fermoy)
  (a) Sir Thomas 'the Red' FitzThomas, '14th Earl of Desmond' (d 18.01.1595)
  m. ?? Roche (dau of David Roche, Viscount Fermoy)
  ((1)) James FitzThomas, '15th Earl of Desmond' (bur 28.04.1607)
  m1. (1585) Margaret Power (dau of John Power, Baron le Power)
  m2. Ellen Butler (dau of Piers Butler)
  ((2)) John FitzThomas, '16th Earl of Desmond' (a 1615)
  m. dau of Richard Comerford of Dangenmore
((A)) Gerald FitzThomas, '17th Earl of Desmond' (d unm 1632)
  m2. (before 1533) More O'Carroll (d 1548, dau of Sir Maolrony O'Carroll, Lord of Ely O'Carroll) @2@ below
  (b) Sir Gerald 'the Rebel' FitzThomas, 14th Earl of Desmond (b c1533, d 11.11.1583)
  He was attainted for rebellion in 1582 and was stripped of his title.
  m1. (1550-1) Joan FitzThomas (dau of James FitzThomas, 10th Earl of Desmond) @3@ above
  m2. (before 11.01.1567-8) Eleanor Butler (d 1636, dau of Edmund Butler, Baron Dunboyne)
  ((1)) James FitzThomas, Baron Inchiquin, 15th Earl of Desmond (b c1571, d unm before 11.11.1601)
  His title was restored.
  ((2)) Catherine FitzThomas
  m1. (sp?) Maurice Roche, 6th Lord, Viscount of Fermoy (d 24.10.1600)
  m2. Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount of Clare (b by 1582, d c1666)
(c) Eleanor/Ellice FitzThomas
  m. John Power, Baron le Power (b c1529/30, d 08.11.1592)
  (d) Honora FitzThomas (Fitzgerald) apparently of this generation, of this marriage
  m. Donald McCarty More, Earl of Clancare (d before 12.02.1596/7)
  m3. (before 02.1549-50) Catherine Butler (d 17.03.1552-3, dau of Piers Butler, Earl of Ossory and Ormond)
  m4. (1553) Eveleen MacCarthy (dau of Donald MacCarthy)
  (iii) Sir Maurice FitzThomas
  (a) Eleanor FitzThomas
  m. (before 1566) Maurice Roche, 6th Lord Viscount of Fermoy (d 24.10.1600)
  (iv) Catherine FitzThomas or FitzGerald
  m. Sir William Bourke, 1st Lord of Castle Connell (d 1584)
  (5) Ellen FitzThomas
  m. Turloug O'Brien, Captain of Thomond
  (A) Margery O'Brien
  m. Sir Maolrony O'Carroll, Lord of Ely O'Carroll)
  (i) More O'Carroll (d 1548)
m. (before 1533) James FitzThomas, 13th Earl of Desmond (d 14.10.1558) @2@ above
  b. Gerald Mor FitzJames FitzGerald
  m. Margaret Burke (dau of MacRichard Burke)
  (1) John FitzGerald of Dromana, Lord of the Decies (d 17.04.1533)
  m. Ellen (dau of John Maurice FitzGibbon, 'the white knight')
  (A) Gerald FitzJohn FitzGerald of Dromana, Lord of the Decies (d 1553)
  m. Ellice Butler (dau of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde)
  (i) Sir Maurice FitzGerald of Dromana, Viscount of Decies (dsp 28.12.1572)
  m. Ellen FitzThomas (dau of John FitzThomas, Earl of Desmond)
(ii) Sir James FitzGerald of Dromana, Lord of the Decies (d 16.12.1581)
  m. (c1572) Ellen Carty (dau of MacCarty Reagh)
  (a) Gerald FitzGerald of Dromana (dsp)
  m. Honora Barry (dau of David Barry, Lord)
  (iii) Gerald FitzGerald of Ballihenni (d 01.05.1599/1609)
  m. Ellinor Butler (dau of John Butler of Derryloskan)
  (a) Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana (d before 26.05.1608)
  m. Ellen Fitzgibbon (dau of Maurice Fitzgibbon, the white knight)
((1)) Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana (d 01.03.1626)
  m. Elinor Butler (dau of James Butler, Lord Dunboyne)
  ((A)) Sir Gerald FitzGerald of Dromana (d 06.08.1643)
  m. Mabel Digby (dau of Sir Robert Digby)
  ((i)) Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana (d 01.03.1664)
  m1. Catherine (d 22.08.1660, dau of John, Lord Poer)
  ((a)) Catharine FitzGerald
  m1. (20.05.1673, annulled) John Power, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (b c1665, dsp 14.10.1693
  m2. (1677) Edward Villiers (dvp 1693, Brig. General)
  m2. Helen MacCarthy (dau of Donogh MacCarthy, Earl of Clancartay)
((ii)) Lettice FitzGerald
  m. Richard Franklyn of Coolbagh
  ((iii)) daughter
  m. Thomas Walsh of Piltown
  ((B)) Margaret FitzGerald
  m. _ Roche
  ((C)) Giles FitzGerald
  m. John Power of Kilmeadon
  ((D))+ other issue - John, Maurice, Ellen, Mary
  ((2)) Catharine FitzGerald
  m. James Predergast (Prendergast) of Newcastle, Tipperaray (dsp 12.12.1627)
((3)) Ellinor FitzGerald
  m. James Butler of Nodstown
  ((4)) Anne FitzGerald
  m. Tibbot Butler
  ((5)) Mary FitzGerald (d by 09.1678)
  m. Patrick Courcy, 20th Lord Kinsale or Kingsale (d 1663)
  ((6)) Ellen FitzGerald
  m1. Gerald de Courcy, 19th Lord of Kinsale (dspm c1642)
m2. Randall Hurley of Beallana Carigy
  ((7)) Ellice FitzGerald
  m1. Thomas, Lord Cahir
  m2. (before 19.03.1629) Sir Thomas Esmonde, Bart
  (iv) Mary FitzGerald
  m. Sir Oliver Grace of Leagan Castle (d c1580)
  (B) Catherine FitzGerald (b c1509, d 1604)
  m. Thomas FitzThomas, 11th Earl of Desmond (b 1454, d 1534) - see @1@ above
  (2) Maurice FitzGerald (3rd son)
  m. Anne FitzGerald (dau of Gerald FitzGerald, son of Kildare)
(A) daughters
  (3) daughter possibly of this generation
  m. Sir Piers Poer of Curraghmore
  (4)+ other issue - Gerald, Thomas
  c. Joan FitzThomas (d 1486)
  m. Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, Chancellor of Ireland (d 25.03.1477)
  d. Honora FitzThomas
  m. Thomas FitzMaurice, 8th Lord of Kerry (d 1469)
  iii. Sir Robert Fitzgerald of Adare possibly of this generation
  m. Arabella Campbell
  iv. Joan FitzGerald
  m. Maurice FitzMaurice, 6th Lord of Kerry (d 1398)
  v. Ellice FitzGerald
  m. John Barry, 7th Lord Barrymore or Buttevant (d c1420)
  D. John FitzMaurice
  E. Anne Fitzgerald or FitzMaurice
  m. Sir Maurice Dillon of Drumrany

Main source(s):
(1) TCP (Desmond), BE1883 (FitzGerald of Desmond)
(2) For FitzGerald of Dromana - BE1883 (Villiers of Grandison)
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